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Cell Phone Jammers: Coming To An Event Near You?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can-I-have-one-on-movie-theaters dept.

DarwinDan writes "The L.A. Daily News has an article about Cell phone jamming to prevent terrorists from detonating bombs remotely. Jamming technology is already being used "to protect President Bush." An interesting quote from the article: "Public safety is more important than public convenience.""

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  1. bob marley by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're jammin', jammin',
    And I hope you like jammin', too.

  2. Re:"Convenience" versus safety by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    [i]The police have this nifty gadget called a radio...[/i]

    Good thing the terrorists can't get those, or they could remote detonate bombs even with their cellphones jammed!